Play rFactor

Laser-scanned circuits and a physics model the modding scene has been building on for a decade.

A subscription, a licence class and races at fixed times with stewards who hand out penalties.

The real driving simulator with licence tests; 140 cars on the PlayStation.

Fifty years of one manufacturer in an evolution mode that starts in 1950; the most careful game in the series.

A co-driver reading pace notes ahead of the corner, and an Impreza sideways through a Corsican forest.

One car, one stage, no assists and a rally school to teach the handbrake; still patched by its community.

The PlayStation 2 launch showcase: licence tests, replay cameras and 150 cars running at sixty frames.

Geoff Crammond simulates the 1994 Formula One season down to the setup sheet and the tyre wear.